How To Install petit on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install petit on Debian 10.
What is petit
petit is:
Petit is a log analysis tool aiming systems administrators and systems analysts. It interact with syslog and Apache logs to clarify what is happening in logs in order to get more human-readable results.
There are three methods to install petit on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install petit Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install petit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install petit
Install petit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install petit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install petit
Install petit Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install petit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install petit
How To Uninstall petit on Debian 10
To uninstall only the petit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove petit
Uninstall petit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall petit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove petit
Remove petit Configurations and Data
To remove petit configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge petit
Remove petit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove petit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge petit
Dependencies
petit have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install petit package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.